TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment seeking by individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder from the British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of 2000
AU - Torres, A R
AU - Prince, M J
AU - Bebbington, P E
AU - Bhugra, D K
AU - Brugha, T S
AU - Farrell, M
AU - Jenkins, R
AU - Lewis, G
AU - Meltzer, H
AU - Singleton, N
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Objective: For several reasons, many individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not seek treatment. However, data on treatment seeking from community samples are scant. This study analyzed service use by adults with OCD living in private households in Great Britain. Methods: Data from the British Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity of 2000, in which 8,580 individuals were surveyed, were analyzed. Service use was compared for those with OCD, with other neuroses, with different subtypes of OCD (only obsessions, only compulsions, or both), and with OCD and comorbid neuroses. Results: Persons with OCD (N=114) were more likely than persons with other neuroses (N=1,395) to be receiving treatment (40% compared with 23%, p
AB - Objective: For several reasons, many individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not seek treatment. However, data on treatment seeking from community samples are scant. This study analyzed service use by adults with OCD living in private households in Great Britain. Methods: Data from the British Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity of 2000, in which 8,580 individuals were surveyed, were analyzed. Service use was compared for those with OCD, with other neuroses, with different subtypes of OCD (only obsessions, only compulsions, or both), and with OCD and comorbid neuroses. Results: Persons with OCD (N=114) were more likely than persons with other neuroses (N=1,395) to be receiving treatment (40% compared with 23%, p
U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.58.7.977
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.58.7.977
M3 - Article
VL - 58
SP - 977
EP - 982
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 7
ER -
